Engineering Lead FTC

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Engineering Lead – University of Greenwich, 30 Park Row, Greenwich, London, SE10 9LS. 6‑month fixed‑term contract. Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., 40 hours per week. Salary: £55,000 per annum plus excellent benefits.

Level 3 or above in a recognised engineering discipline essential. Excellent transport links, enhanced annual leave (starting at 26 days with the potential to earn more).

About the Role

In this role, you’ll take the lead in directing the campus Hard FM/engineering function, managing a multi‑disciplinary team and contractors to deliver safe, compliant M&E services, planned and reactive maintenance, and audit‑ready operations against SLAs/KPIs, ensuring exceptional service and operational efficiency. You will manage two supervisors and thirteen engineers, requiring strong people management skills. Your impact will be felt daily as you collaborate with a team dedicated to keeping the estate running smoothly for students and staff, strengthening statutory compliance and H&S, optimising resources and supplier performance, and elevating client satisfaction across the university.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, motivate, and develop a multi‑skilled Hard FM team, setting clear objectives and driving high performance across engineering, compliance, and support roles.
• Oversee the delivery of planned and reactive maintenance (PPM & reactive) across all M&E systems, ensuring services are safe, compliant, and delivered to SLA/KPI targets.
• Ensure full statutory compliance across the estate, including maintaining accurate logbooks, audit readiness, and adherence to safe systems of work and permit‑to‑work procedures.
• Manage subcontractors and suppliers, ensuring high standards of safety, quality, and performance across all outsourced works.
• Monitor and improve service delivery through data, audits, and performance reporting, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Coordinate labour, resources, and materials effectively, working closely with the service desk to ensure timely and cost‑effective delivery of all maintenance activities.
• Build strong relationships with key stakeholders, including university partners and internal teams, ensuring clear communication and a collaborative approach to service excellence.

What We’re Looking For

• High level of knowledge of building services systems and strong technical leadership of the site team.
• Holds a recognised trade in electrical, mechanical, or plumbing.
• Minimum two years of management experience of a diverse workforce.
• Minimum two years’ experience working within a TFM/IFM environment.
• Confident in using Microsoft Office suite.
• Experience compiling performance reports and presenting to management.
• Experience with time‑management and payroll applications, including resource planning.
• Extensive experience of hard services and associated regulations.
• Good understanding of risk assessments and safe systems of work.
• Experience preparing for internal and external FM audits.
• Confidence building client and stakeholder relationships.

What We Offer

A competitive salary and excellent benefits package.

Opportunities for career growth and development.

A diverse, supportive, and inclusive workplace.

Unlimited access to an online mental health and wellbeing support platform.

An Employee Assistance Programme for legal, financial, and personal support.

24/7 access to a virtual GP service.

Exclusive discounts for you, your family, and friends through the Sodexo Discounts Scheme.

Membership in the Mercer Aspire Pension Plan.

Learning and development opportunities to enhance your career growth.

Bike to Work Scheme, supporting both your fitness and the environment.

Keywords

Building Services Engineering (M&E), Hard Facilities Management (Hard FM), Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM), Statutory Compliance & Auditing, Health & Safety (IOSH / Safe Systems of Work), Permit to Work Systems, Team Leadership & People Management, Subcontractor & Supplier Management, CAFM Systems (e.g. QFM / Concept Evolution), Reactive Maintenance & Fault Finding

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